The Green Party is like a watermelon - green on the outside and red on the inside. Rep. Bill Dannemeyer, R-Fullerton The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German dramatist, novelist, poet, & scientist (1749 - 1832) The human mind treats a new idea the way the body treats a strange protein; it rejects it. Biologist P. B. Medawar A large section of the intelligentsia seems wholly devoid of intelligence. G.K. Chesterton A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart. Jonathan Swift Irish essayist, novelist, & satirist (1667 - 1745) A dollar saved is a quarter earned. John Ciardi US poet (1916 - 1986) I make a fortune from criticizing the policy of the government, and then hand it over to the government in taxes to keep it going. George Bernard Shaw Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950) It is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to be good than to be ugly. Oscar Wilde Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900) All my life, affection has been showered upon me, and every forward step I have made has been taken in spite of it. George Bernard Shaw Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950) Sometimes a fool makes a good suggestion. Nicolas Boileau French critic & satiric poet (1636 - 1711) |